My Holiday Challenge to You!!

I have a great challenge for you during the holiday’s. Start making one small change a day, for the sake of the planet. Bring your own mug to the coffee shop, that’s a great change. Bring your own recycled bags to the grocery store. If everyone made just one small, smart decision everyday think of how much that would help our planet!! Think about it, one small thing per person is HUGE impact as a collective. I am thrilled to bring you a super easy step to be enviromentaly friendly!! Tetra Pak carton packages. I’m so impressed with Tetra Pak carton packages, they are designed for maximum efficiency and environmental friendliness, and are one small way to live smarter. Become Carton Smart Get this Tetra Pak® cartons are made of 70% paper, a renewable resource, from selectively harvested, re-grown trees that are FSC-certified (Forest Stewardship Council) want more impressive stats?? Cartons use 1/3 of the packaging compared to cans…or even an egg! A THIRD?!?!?  WOW!! I love that I can get more into my cupboard with the Tetra Pak than I can with cans. I also love that I can reclose the package if I don’t use all of the product. Ya can’t do that with cans!  I am super excited about the Organic Pumpkin Puree, Alice and I will be making pumpkin bread this week. YUMMMM!!! And I’ll be using the Organic Chicken Simply Chicken Stock in my stuffing this year. Doesn’t that sound delicious? The Jellied Cranberry Sauce is reserved for the appetizer. In a crockpot mix the Jellied Cranberry Sauce, a 12 ounce bottle of Heinze Chili Sauce  1 large bag of heat and serve meatballs. For an added kick sprinkle some cayenne pepper, mix and simmer for 4 hours. Trust me these are BEST MEATBALLS YOU WILL EVER HAVE!!!  So? What other ways can we all be #CartonSmart this holiday Season?? What is your favorite Christmas “MUST BE ON THE TABLE” food?? Is there a Pacific Foods Carton swap that you can use?? AND will you leave me the recipe?

I’m Refreshing My Blog (and Bust Ghosts)

Updating old blog content is a bit like digital archaeology: you head in to dust the archives and end up unearthing questionable life choices from years ago. Between the over-filtered photos and advice that’s aged like room-temperature milk, the past can be… loud. The Ghost in the Machine: Lately, I’ve been dealing with a resident spirit: The Ghost of Peanut Butter and Whine. This digital poltergeist has been causing chaos behind the scenes:

• The Vanishing Act: Deleting images and leaving empty boxes where helpful tutorials used to be.
• The Link Graveyard: Sneakily swapping my trusted brand partners for sketchy “AI Crypto” links.
• Font Sabotage: Reverting my modern, clean text back to “Geocities-era” antique fonts.

The 2026 Refresh Plan: I’m giving my archives a facelift to keep my blog traffic climbing and my readers happy. Here’s my step-by-step exorcism:

1. Exorcise 404s: Running a broken link checker to find and fix every dead end.
2. Modernize the Recommendations: Swapping outdated 2019 products for my 2026 essentials.
3. SEO Deep Clean: Updating metadata to ensure my focus keywords are in the headers and the introduction for maximum impact.

Stick Around Please

Don’t let this be a “one and done” visit. While I’m cleaning house, check out these (very much alive) links: Earn Cash: Some things never go out of style. Rakuten still pays you to shop, and in this economy, why wouldn’t you take the free money? Winner Winner Chicken Dinner: Check out the sidebar for my current giveaway—I promise this one is actually alive and kicking!